1969–70 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

June 2025 February 2015 February 2015 Huddersfield Town 1969–70 Frank Drabble Ian Greaves Leeds Road Football League Second Division 1st (promoted) FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Aldershot) Football League Cup Second round(eliminated by Carlisle United) Frank Worthington (18) Frank Worthington (19) 30,907 vs Sheffield United (26 December 1969) 10,206 vs Bristol City (30 August 1969) 4–0 vs Charlton Athletic (11 October 1969)4–0 vs Portsmouth (15 November 1969) 1–4 vs Aston Villa (8 October 1969) 1968–69 1970–71 Huddersfield Town's 1969–70 campaign saw Town crowned as champions of Division 2. They outclassed the rest of the division and finished 7 points clear of 2nd placed Blackpool. Town's team were largely unchanged for most of the season, with 7 members of the team (Dennis Clarke, Roy Ellam, Geoff Hutt, Jimmy McGill, Jimmy Nicholson, Terry Poole and Frank Worthington) played every league match that season. They gained promotion to the 1st Division for the first time since the 1955–56 season. Squad at the start of the season yes yes England GK Terry Poole yes England DF Trevor Cherry yes England DF Dennis Clarke yes England DF Roy Ellam yes England DF Geoff Hutt yes Wales DF Ray Mielczarek yes England MF Colin Dobson yes yes England MF Bobby Hoy yes Scotland MF Jimmy McGill yes Northern Ireland MF Jimmy Nicholson yes England MF Steve Smith yes England FW Brian Greenhalgh yes England FW Jimmy Lawson yes England FW Frank Worthington Review Following a successful end to the previous season, many were hoping that Town could possibly mount a serious promotion challenge to Division 1. A good start to the season followed with 3 wins from the first 3 games against Oxford United, Aston Villa and Preston North End. A loss at Leeds Road against Blackburn Rovers would be Town's only home defeat of the season, but following another loss against Queens Park Rangers saw Town stumble slightly, but they then went on a run of 1 loss in 13 matches, which saw Town climb to the summit of the table in November, but an indifferent spell in December saw Town slip to third by the end of the yeay, which then saw Town only lose one more league match during the season. Amongst the impressive statistics from the season, Town used only 15 players during the league season and 7 of them (Clarke, Ellam, Hutt, McGill, Nicholson, Poole and Worthington) played every match.June 2025 Town clinched promotion with a 1–1 draw at Middlesbrough,https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-northern-echo-teesside-ed-middles/173904166/ Middlesbrough give First Division gift to Huddersfield Ray Robertson The Northern Echo April 1, 1970 14 Newspapers.com which was followed up by a 2–0 win at Blackburn Rovers, which clinched the title, the first trophy they had won since winning the Division 1 title for the third time, back in 1926. They finished the season 60 points, 7 clear of 2nd placed Blackpool. Squad at the end of the season yes yes England GK Terry Poole yes England DF Trevor Cherry yes England DF Dennis Clarke yes England DF Roy Ellam yes England DF Geoff Hutt yes Wales DF Ray Mielczarek yes England MF Les Chapman yes England MF Colin Dobson yes yes England MF Bobby Hoy yes Scotland MF Jimmy McGill yes Northern Ireland MF Jimmy Nicholson yes England MF Steve Smith yes England FW Brian Greenhalgh yes Wales FW Dick Krzywicki yes England FW Jimmy Lawson yes England FW Frank Worthington Results Division Two DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendancePosition9 August 1969Oxford UnitedA2–1Cherry, Dobson9,8978th16 August 1969Aston VillaH2–0Hoy, Worthington13,3642nd19 August 1969Preston North EndH3–2Hoy, Worthington, Cranston (og)13,0502nd23 August 1969Sheffield UnitedA0–022,5283rd26 August 1969Blackburn RoversH0–115,4865th30 August 1969Bristol CityH3–0Hoy, Bush (og), Dobson10,2063rd6 September 1969Queens Park RangersA2–4McGill, Worthington18,7466th13 September 1969BlackpoolH2–0Dobson (2, 1 pen)10,5756th17 September 1969WatfordA1–1Clarke17,5483rd20 September 1969Leicester CityA1–1McGill24,5524th27 September 1969Bolton WanderersH1–0Dobson12,3264th4 October 1969Carlisle UnitedA2–0Nicholson, Dobson9,7124th8 October 1969Aston VillaA1–4Lawson23,1925th11 October 1969Charlton AthleticH4–0McGill, Worthington, Lawson, Ellam10,4144th18 October 1969MiddlesbroughH0–012,2694th25 October 1969Hull CityA3–2Worthington (2), Hoy11,3752nd1 November 1969MillwallH0–014,1581st8 November 1969Norwich CityA2–1Hoy, Dobson13,6461st10 November 1969Preston North EndA3–1Worthington (2), Lawson12,7501st15 November 1969PortsmouthH4–0Hutt, Hoy, Dobson, Cherry12,5641st22 November 1969Swindon TownA1–2Worthington19,2791st6 December 1969Birmingham CityA2–2Worthington, Hoy24,9562nd13 December 1969BlackpoolA0–212,5873rd26 December 1969Sheffield UnitedH2–1Smith (2)30,9073rd27 December 1969Bristol CityA2–1Smith, Worthington20,5411st17 January 1970Bolton WanderersA1–1McGill14,2722nd20 January 1970Queens Park RangersH2–0Worthington (2)21,6991st24 January 1970Cardiff CityH1–0Nicholson21,7881st31 January 1970Carlisle UnitedH1–0Smith17,3701st7 February 1970Charlton AthleticA2–1Nicholson, Worthington10,9641st21 February 1970Norwich CityH1–1Clarke16,0601st24 February 1970Oxford UnitedH1–0Dobson (pen)17,4811st28 February 1970MillwallA0–111,9811st10 March 1970Leicester CityH1–1Worthington20,9651st14 March 1970Cardiff CityA1–0Harris (og)26,0041st21 March 1970Birmingham CityH2–0Lawson (2)18,5021st24 March 1970Swindon TownH1–1Krzywicki24,8541st28 March 1970PortsmouthA3–1Worthington, Krzywicki, Ellam17,3261st30 March 1970Hull CityH2–2Smith, Cherry26,0461st31 March 1970MiddlesbroughA1–1Smith27,5191st4 April 1970Blackburn RoversA2–0Worthington (2)15,1251st14 April 1970WatfordH3–1Krzywicki (2), Lawson27,9161st FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendance3 January 1970Round 3AldershotH1–1Smith16,75712 January 1970Round 3 ReplayAldershotA1–3Worthington14,332 Football League Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendance2 September 1969Round 2Carlisle UnitedA0–211,198 Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLes ChapmanENGMF2 (8)010003 (8)0Trevor CherryENGDF4032000423Dennis ClarkeENGDF4222010452Colin DobsonENGFW3191010339Roy EllamENGDF4221010442Brian GreenhalghENGFW50000050Bobby HoyENGMF2870010297Geoff HuttENGDF4212010451Dick KrzywickiWALMF5 (1)400005 (1)4Jimmy LawsonENGMF38 (2)6201041 (2)6Jimmy McGillSCOMF4242000444Ray MielczarekWALDF00101020Jimmy NicholsonNIRMF4232010453Terry PooleENGGK4202010450Steve SmithENGMF19 (4)5211022 (4)6Frank WorthingtonENGFW421821104519 References Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. seasons Huddersfield Town